Check Point Advisories

Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-9294)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-4052
Date Published:	19 Oct 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 19 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-9294
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Fortinet FortiMail 5.4.10 and prior Fortinet FortiMail 6.0.0 and later, 6.0.7 and prior Fortinet FortiMail 6.2.0 and later, 6.2.2 and prior Fortinet FortiVoice 6.0.0 and later, 6.0.1 and prior
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in multiple Fortinet products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-9294) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-9294)